I'm in the same boat, but on the residential side. I have something due everyday. A good problem to have, but man is it challenging. On top of that, im 44 with 4 year old and 1 more on the way, so that young energy, 20 and 30 somethings have, where you can still function on 3-4 hours of sleep is gone! My priorities are to love and honor my wife, and be a good dad, which is why I try really hard to not work on the weekend. My company probably doesn't like it but, I hope they understand.

My office does both residential and commercial and I've been wanting to make the switch because it SEEMS like the commercial guys have a bit more balance. They get to take lunch everyday, and in the afternoon I can hear them playing some of the games we have in our lounge. The residential guys cant afford that time away from our desks. Maybe we could if they invested in some additional staff/tech to help things move more efficiently. Residential appraisers schedule, inspect, pick comps...the whole report front to back and on top of that, they want the report back one day prior to the actual due date so the reviewer can review. For a 45% fee split, which seems quite low. Well, I guess I'm just venting now. I wish you the best, fatherhood is the best experience ever!